com·mit (k -m t )v. com·mit·ted, com·mit·ting, com·mits v.tr. 1. To do, perform, or perpetrate: commit a murder. 2. To put in trust or charge; entrust: commit oneself to the care of a doctor; commit responsibilities to an assistant. 3. To place officially in confinement or custody, as in a mental health facility. 4. To consign for future use or reference or for preservation: commit the secret code to memory. 5. To put into a place to be kept safe or to be disposed of. 6. a. To make known the views of (oneself) on an issue: I never commit myself on such issues. b. To bind or obligate, as by a pledge: They were committed to follow orders. 7. To refer (a legislative bill, for example) to a committee. v.intr. To pledge or obligate one's own self: felt that he was too young to commit fully to marriage. [Middle English committen, from Latin committere : com-, com- + mittere, to send.] com·mit ta·ble adj.Synonyms: commit, consign, entrust, confide, relegate These verbs mean to give over to another for a purpose such as care or safekeeping. Commit has the widest application: The troops were committed to the general's charge. I committed the sonata to memory. The patient was committed to the hospital. To consign is to transfer to another's custody or charge: The owner consigned the paintings to a dealer for sale. Entrust and confide stress trust in another: The task was too dangerous to be entrusted to a child. She confided her plans to her family. To relegate is to assign to a specific and especially an inferior category or position: Some scientists relegate parapsychology to the sphere of quackery. |
commit
Verb
[-mitting, -mitted]
1. to perform (a crime or error)
2. to hand over or allocate: a marked reluctance to commit new money to business
3. to pledge to a cause or a course of action
4. to send (someone) to prison or hospital
5. commit to memory to memorize
6. commit to paper to write down [Latin committere to join]
The process of committing one or more air interceptors or surface-to-air missiles for interception against a target track.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | commit - perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" make - carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas" recommit - commit once again, as of a crime |
| 2. | commit - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" vow, consecrate - dedicate to a deity by a vow give - offer in good faith; "He gave her his word" rededicate - dedicate anew; "They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country" apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" sacrifice, give - endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" apply - apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework" | |
| 3. | commit - cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" hospitalise, hospitalize - admit into a hospital; "Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high" | |
| 4. |  commit - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"commend - give to in charge; "I commend my children to you" hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" recommit - commit again; "It was recommitted into her custody" obligate - commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money" | |
| 5. | commit - make an investment; "Put money into bonds" fund - invest money in government securities roll over - re-invest (a previous investment) into a similar fund or security; "She rolled over her IRA" shelter - invest (money) so that it is not taxable tie up - invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments" job, speculate - invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" buy into - buy stocks or shares of a company | |
| 6. | commit - engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness" |
commit
commit yourself to something pledge to, promise to, bind yourself to, make yourself liable for, obligate yourself to
Translations
commit [kəˈmɪt] vt [+ act] → cometer;
(to sb's care) → entregar;
to commit o.s. (to do) → comprometerse (a hacer);
to commit suicide → suicidarse;
commit [kəˈmɪt] vt [+ act] → commettre [+ resources]; consacrer;
(to sb's care) → confier (à);
to commit o.s. (to do) → s'engager (à faire);
to commit suicide → se suicider;
commit [kəˈmɪt] vt (crime) → begehen;
(money, resources) → einsetzen;
(to sb's care) → anvertrauen;
to commit o.s. to do sth → sich (dazu) verpflichten, etw zu tun;
to commit suicide → Selbstmord begehen;
to commit sb for trial → jdn einem Gericht überstellen
commit [kəˈmɪt] vt [+ act] → commettere;
(to sb's care) → affidare;
to commit o.s. (to do) → impegnarsi (a fare);
to commit suicide → suicidarsi;
v commit [kəˈmit]
1 to perform; to do (especially something illegal) He committed the murder when he was drunk. begaan يَرْتَكِب извършвам spáchat begå begehen διαπράττω cometer toime panema مرتکب شدن tehdä commettre לְבָצֵע מָשֵהו שְׁלִילִי करना počiniti elkövet melakukan fremja commettere 犯す 행하다, 저지르다 įvykdyti, padaryti izdarīt melakukan begaan begå popełniać cometer a comite, a săvârşi совершать spáchať storiti, zakriviti počiniti begå, föröva ทำความผิด yapmak, işlemek 做(壞事)；犯法 вчиняти کرنا ، سر انجام دینا phạm phải 做（坏事）；犯法
2 to hand over (a person) to an institution etc for treatment, safekeeping etc committed to prison. toevertrou يودِعُ في السِّجْن поверявам předat, odsoudit indlægge; indsætte übergeben κλείνω κπ. σε ίδρυμα κτλ. internar (kedagi) (kuhugi) toimetama تحویل دادن passittaa faire interner לְאַשפֵּז भेजना predati, izručiti átad memasukkan afhenda; setja í affidare 引き渡す 수용[]하다 perduoti, patikėti nodot; ieslodzīt memasukkan laten opnemen, gevangen zetten overgi (seg), (tvangs)innlegge powierzać, osadzać entregar a trimite помещать; заключать uväzniť zapreti uputiti överlämna, ta in ส่งให้ kapamak, yatırmak 把...押交 ув'язнювати سپرد کرنا trao hoặc chuyển ai tới một nơi an toàn để chữa trị 把...押交
3 to put (oneself) under a particular obligation She has committed herself to looking after her dead brother's children till the age of 18. verbind يَلْتَزِم задължавам zavázat se forpligte sig sich verpflichten δεσμεύω comprometerse (end) siduma مقید کردن؛ متعهد به انجام کاری کردن sitoutua s'engager (à) לְחָייֵב वादा करना povjeriti, predati elkötelezi magát melibatkan skuldbinda (sig) impegnarsi 約束する 속박하다; 언질을 주다 į(si)pareigoti uzņemties saistības menyerahkan op zich nemen forplikte (seg til), binde (seg) zobowiązywać się comprometer-se a se angaja (să) связать себя обязательствами zaviazať sa naložiti (si) dolžnost posvetiti se förbinda (åtaga) sig มีพันธะ kendini adamak, üstlenmek 使作出保證 зв'язати себе зобов'язанням پابند ہونا cam kết 使作出保证
n comˈmitment
obligation She could not take the job because of family commitments. verpligtinge الْتِزام ангажимент závazek forpligtelse die Verpflichtung δέσμευση, υποχρέωση compromiso, obligación kohustus تعهد؛ قول sitoumus obligation מְחוּיָבוּת वादा obveza elkötelezettség kewajiban skuldbinding impegno 責任 의무 pareiga, įsipareigojimas saistības tanggungan verplichting forpliktelse, bindende avtale zobowiązanie compromisso obligaţie обязательство záväzok obveza obaveza åtagande, förpliktelse ความรับผิดชอบ yükümlülük, sorumluluk 所承擔的義務 зобов'язання پابندی ، مجبوری lời cam kết 所承担的义务
n comˈmittal
the act of committing (to an institution). toewysing, aanbeveling إحالَةٌ إلى سِجْن أو مُؤسَّسه поверяване uvěznění indlæggelse; fængsling die Bindung, die Verpflichtung εγκλεισμός σε ίδρυμα κτλ. reclusión (kuhugi) toimetamine تعهد passitus internement הַעֲבָרָה לְמוֹסָד व्यक्ति को जेल या मानसिक अस्पताल में भेजना upućivanje rábízás pemasukan fangelsun; innilokun á hæli carcerazione; internamento 収容 수용; 투옥 perdavimas nodošana; ieslodzīšana pemasukkan opname, gevangenzetting (fengslings-/innleggings)kjennelse powierzenie internamento arestare; internare помещение; заключение uväznenie izročitev slanje u zatvor överlämnande, häktning การให้สัญญา hapse atma, akıl hastanesine kapatma (işi) 關押 ув'язнення پابند ہونا sự tống giam 关押
adj comˈmitted
pledged to do, or to support, something He was committed to looking after his uncle; He is a committed socialist. betrokke, verbonde مُلْتَزِم بِ задължен zavázaný, angažovaný engagere sig verpflichtet ταγμένος comprometido, entregado pühendunud متعهد شده sitoutunut engagé (à) מְחוּיָב वचनबद्ध, प्रतिबद्ध predan elkötelezett bersumpah skuldbundinn; staðfastur impegnato 献身した 서약한, 충성을 맹세한 pareigingas, atsidavęs nodevies; apsolījies; saistījies komited gea angageerd, toegewijd forpliktet, engasjert zobowiązany empenhado devotat; dedicat (cuiva) преданный идее angažovaný zadolžen (za koga/kaj); privržen posvećen engagerad ซึ่งมีพันธะ kendini adamış 承諾的 той, що взяв на себе зобов'язання; відданий پابند ہونا tận tụy 承诺的
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